Telkom CEO Sipho Maseko has launched an extraordinary attack on national treasury’s discussion paper aimed at growing South Africa’s economy, accusing the department of tossing a grenade into the telecommunications sector.

President Cyril Ramaphosa on Friday rallied to the defence of China’s Huawei, saying the company’s technology will be crucial in the roll-out of 5G mobile telecommunications infrastructure in South Africa.

While state-owned enterprises such as Eskom, SAA and the SABC continue to make headlines for all the wrong reasons, one (partially) state-owned company is doing quite well, thank you very much. By Duncan McLeod.

Telkom CEO Sipho Maseko hopes to work with other industry players to present a plan to President Cyril Ramaphosa about how to deal with the challenge presented by the US’s blacklisting of China’s Huawei.